International

How should socialists respond to the 6 January attacks on Capitol Hill?

Police in DC showed some sympathy to the pro-Trump protesters and refused to seriously restrain the partially armed crowd

US in crisis - need for a mass workers' party and socialist programme

In unprecedented scenes, US capitalism plunged into a deeper crisis on Wednesday as thousands of Trump supporters stormed the congress on Capitol Hill, urged on by Trump.

Right populism after Trump

Trump's election defeat has sharply posed the question: What happens next?

Malaysia: Massive capitalist exploitation of migrant workers exposed by Covid pandemic

News of the spread of Covid-19 in factory hostels across Malaysia has come at a time when Malaysians are facing the highest number of infections since the start of the pandemic in early March this year

After the polarised elections - what way forward?

In the US, and around the world, millions greeted Trump's defeat in the US elections. His probable removal from office, notwithstanding his legal claims, will be widely welcomed.

US presidential election 2020

The result of the US presidential election, held on Tuesday 3 November, will not be known until after this issue of the Socialist has been printed

Chile: A defeat for the right!

Mass protests, including a general strike, in 2019 - triggered by a movement of young people in Santiago, Chile's capital city, over a metro fares hike - forced the right-wing Piñera government, despite vicious state repression, to make political and economic concessions

Poland: Mass protests against abortion ban

Tens of thousands of women have taken to the streets of Poland in an uprising against living in a "female hell"

Nigeria protests shake regime

Frustration, disappointment, poverty, and anger exploded into a mighty mass movement

Bolivia elections: Crushing defeat for the right as MAS secures landslide victory

On 18 October, delayed elections in Bolivia brought a stunning victory for the left-populist Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS)

"We need a leadership that comes from the movement"

Socialist Party organiser Tessa Warrington discussed the anti-SARS protests with a Nigerian student at De Montfort University, Leicester, who is co-organiser of the #EndSARS solidarity protest.

US presidential election

The result of the US presidential election, to be held on Tuesday 3 November, will not be known until sometime on Wednesday 4 November here in the UK at the earliest, and after issue 1108 of the Socialist has been printed

Greek workers and socialists celebrate convictions of Golden Dawn fascists

On 7 October, after a trial lasting five-and-a-half years, the neo-Nazi organisation Golden Dawn was found guilty of being 'a criminal organisation'.

Nigeria: Mass protests force government to disband killer cop unit

The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM - CWI in Nigeria) welcomes the news of the dissolution of the infamous and loathed Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the Inspector General of Police (IGP)

'Frozen conflict' reignites in Nagorno-Karabakh enclave

The latest flare-up in the long-running dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh started on 27 September

Germany: "Heroes" strike to demand a pay rise

Public sector workers in Germany's hospitals, kindergartens, civil service, refuse operations, as well as public transport workers, have started 'warning strikes' in support of their wage demands.

Trump's failure over western US wildfires

On 24 July, lightning sparked the first fires of what would become one of the worst wildfire seasons in US history

US: Police escape justice over Breonna Taylor killing

The failure of a grand jury to charge police with the murder of Louisville black medical worker Breonna Taylor has reignited anti-racist protests in the USA and throughout the world.

South Africa: Working class unity to stop violence against women

Marxist Workers Party and [email protected] members marched through eMbalenhle, Mpumalanga, South Africa, on 23 September calling for working-class unity to stop violence against women.

Still crawling at 60: Capitalism has failed Nigeria

It will be 60 years on 1 October since Nigeria got its flag independence from Britain during the decolonisation process of Africa